The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-25
CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS.
"0n Earth, Peace, Good Will
Toward Men,"
SOME INTERESTING GLEANINGs
Divine Services -DsscriPtiOn Of Christ
English Church characterization
DOctrins-LocAI and General.

Pablo worship will be conducted il
the various churches to day as follows
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DA
5AINTs.-Salt Lake Stake of Zion, Angus N
Cannon, president; Joseph Z. Taylor an
Charles W PenrOse, counselorS Service
In the Tabernacle at pm. Evening SCI
vices in the various wards
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. - Publ
Worship at IL am and Christmas Sermon
by the pastor, E. Il. Nc Niece. Election 0
elders after the morning service, Su adal
4cbOOl at II 30. Young peoples meetinl
at $50 Christmas concert 1T pm Seat
free at all these services, and the public in
Ttted
WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH =
Fourth West Street, between First and
Second South Services as usual at IL 4 m
and at 7 p m Sabbath school immed ate y
after morning service. In the morning
Christmas sermon will be preached by the
minister, ID in the evening he Sabbath
school, will deliver Christmas cantata. with
Scripture recitattOus. Everybody cordislly
invited. F. W. Blohm, minister in charge.
ST.. MARKS CATHEDRAL-HoIy commun-
ion, 8 am; morning prayer, sermon and
holy communion at IL Il. IN. Sunday school
at S:A5p.m. evening prayer and catechislng
Gt $50 pm; Bible lesson at 80 pm. even
ing prayer and sermon at 1901.
Rev J. Thrall, pastor. Public worship,
with Christmas sermon by the pas or, at II
am. Sunday school at II Is Young People g
Meeting at $50 pm. Evening service at
7.S0
METHODIST CHURCH.-C. L. Libby, pastor.
Christmas sermon at II m and Oh Is mas
concert at 30 pm; SUNDAY school 1T 9. 40
3 IN; class meeting at the close of he
morning sermon; young peoples meeting at
SIS pm All are invited.
METHODIST MISSION Sunday School in
she Eleventh Ward Mission Chapel at m
ATT 80 DR.. Ilifffwil preach Every one cor
daily invited to the services.
5r MARY's CATHEDRAL -POntifcal High
Mass will be celebrated this morniu at IL
O'Clock, at st. Mary's Gsthe raj, the Right
Reverend Bishop Seaman officiating, with
Reverend Fathers Kelly and Matini, oea-
cons. FUCHS Mass in will De rendered by
the choir, directed by Mr.. Robert Gorinski.
Sermon by the Right Reverend Bishop scan
Ian.
Christmas is day of Joy 10 the world,
and has been since that blessed morn
when, on Judes's plains, angelic song
burst forth in glorious harmony; pro-
claiming Son earth peace good will to.
ward men," and as it arrives dressed in
its snowy garb, it marks an epoch in the
world of winter, as in the world of time,
gathering. maybe. long absent ones
around the family hearth, to commem-
crate 10 exultant gladness the Re
deemer's birth. The merry Christmas
bells, ringing their varied melody into
the ears of nature, rehearse the old, old
story, and everything looks bright and
gay. But how many there are who
look not beyond the festivities of the
hour; who indulge in pleasure without
thought Of Him in whose honor this
day is held. The story of our Sayior's
mortal career among the children of
men-a career sp0tlesS and holy,
fraught with good deeds and loving
w0rds-the beginning of which We cele-
brate to-day, should inspire US to follow
closer in His steps. Lower than the
lowest was His birth, and humber than
the humblest was His walk through
Hfe's thorny and rugged path; but
though He descended below all things,
yet did He rise above all things both in
earth and heaven. And thus we, who
sadeayOr to walk in His footsteps, bat
thing the evils and temptations of NOR
taiity in this ''vale of,tears," even unto
the valley of the shadow of death,
may rise and reign with Him in glory
and immortality, worlds without end.
TIE festival of Christmas is regarded
as the greatest celebration throughout
the ecclesiastical year. with the >excep-
ton of Easter. That the birth of j esus
Christ, the deliVerer of the human race,
should be commemorated by all the
members of the race, who know of the
deliVerRnce which he has wrought,
eommends itself to the heart and rea
son of every one OF His followers who
sspire 70 walk in His footsteps and TO
attain to the benefits of His salvation.
The truth Of Christmas which gives oc-
CASTOR for its most Joyous religious OBJ
serTance is the most marvellous event
in history. For the birth OF Christ was
the coming of God and linking to Him
salf man by uniting our human nature
with His own divine nature. Jesus
Christ is thus the tie that unites the
members of the human family to the
eternal God-through Him, the Father
of all in mercy and love unspeakable
reaches out the hand OF heipfulness to
All the toilers and sufferers O, earth; to
the poor, the hard-worked, the
down itrodden and oppressed; to
the sick and dying and heart
broken. This is the ground of
Christmas Joy. 1t is indeed sufficient
Sround 20 make the world bright and
SeentifuI at Christmas time; to cause
iov and Thanksgiving to abound in the
family and the home, to carry cheer
and Fe as hgp and in its Dame b9 1r9
a,ft aid wrongs and he6rt-burnings
while all the world sings its
"Weicome to Christ, heavenly King.
.sWeIcome, born on this mo sing;
Welcome for whom all do sing"
The season of Advent, the time lust
before and Just after Ohristmss lnclud
ing Christmas itself. is observed
throughout almost all parts OF the
Nhristian Church In this season of
christmas, in the churches which 90
serv,s it. the minds of children, and
even older persons, are turned OF neces-
sity 20 think upon the birth OF Christ
We give our gifts on Christmas day